Green Bay Packers news, rumors and injuries

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers' contract extension will likely be a priority this offseason, according to Pete Dougherty of USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, and Dougherty believes Rodgers will sign a record-setting deal.

Fantasy Tip: Rodgers still has a couple of years remaining on his current deal, but it's no surprise that the Packers would want to lock up their franchise quarterback. He'll be the top quarterback on the draft board in 2018.

Fantasy Tip: Jones had a few good games this season but lost his job and could be the No. 3 running back in 2018. Owners should keep an eye on his situation next season because he could be a late-round option in deeper leagues if he has a solid role.

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (collarbone) said he's had no limitations on his offseason workouts that he participates in on his own and that he'll be full go by the time the team returns for their offseason program in mid-April. "I'm back into everything I like to do in the offseason with my training, and I'll be ready to go when we're back in April," Rodgers said. He also mentioned that he's "feeling great."

Fantasy Tip: This news indicates Rodgers is right on schedule and should be 100 percent in time for the beginning of the season next year. He'll be a QB1 entering the 2018 campaign, with the potential to lead all players at his position in fantasy points.

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers said he believes he has many good years left in him, but he acknowledged that he could finish his career with a different team. "I think you have to be humble enough to realize if it could happen to Brett (Favre), it can happen to you," Rodgers said.

Fantasy Tip: Green Bay fans shouldn't panic. Rodgers has a couple of years left on his current deal, and he is likely to remain a Packer, and a high-end QB1 for that matter, for the foreseeable future.

Fantasy Tip: We know Rodgers can succeed with any coach, but the fact that the Packers didn't even entertain Rodgers' opinions on the matter is certainly puzzling. Nonetheless, the veteran quarterback is a perennial high-end QB1 as long as he is of sound health.

Fantasy Tip: Now 34, Rodgers remains one of the best options at quarterback in fantasy. He'll have some questions to answer after the collarbone injury, though, and he showed some rust in his one-game return late in the season.

Green Bay Packers LB Jake Ryan was originally scheduled to make $705,000 in 2018, but his salary will increase to $1.905 million because he qualified for the proven performance escalator. Ryan received the escalator because he played at least 35 percent of the snaps in two of his first three seasons.

Green Bay Packers safeties coach Darren Perry could still remain with the club in 2018 despite not being named as part of the staff Wednesday, Jan. 24. Head coach Mike McCarthy said Perry was involved in the team's staff meeting earlier in the day, and he hopes to have Perry's status clarified by the end of the week. Perry is reportedly a candidate to be the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans.